I know he appreciates Brandon, but it sound unhealthy. 

It's a really good way for me to burn calories and keep lean (I typically don't eat anything while working on a property - maybe a small snack during the day - and so that helps also with being healthy). 

What good is all this wealth if we have an unhealthy lifestyle?

Your unhealthy relationship is a separate issue from future goals as an RE investor - as many have already pointed out.I'm surprised by the number of tired stereotypes referenced about what "all women" or "all men" are like/need/want, but that's an aside. 

These increases in such a short period are unprecedented (and unhealthy).Renters and those who do not hold assets get pummeled. 

Nothing I love more than hearing I got outbid on yet another house by another investor from Shanghai in a highest and best bidding war orchestrated by the realtors, by the way.I don't know the exact extent which deporting illegals would help, but since it's as simple a concept as "enforce our laws" I see it as an easy start to lowering housing prices.And I agree that we ought to restrict certain foreign purchases of real estate as it not only drives up prices, but can also contribute to speculative bubbles which are unhealthy for the economy.The good thing is that these two strategies can both be implemented at the same time. 

For whatever reason there's clearly some unhealthy instability there.

it was like trying to drink a shake that had 2,000 calories in it. 

Most adults not only smoke, but chainsmoke while living totally unhealthy lives eating crap food.

If your lifestyle has you unhealthy all of the time, you might not do as well as I do.If your whole financial outlook is dependent on the stock market, politics, or what Good Morning America tells you 40 times an hour, you may be in for a bumpy ride!